Reviews with content warning for Chronic illness - Daisy Jones & The Six

Easily the best book I've read this year so far. Taylor Jenkins Reed masterfully captures the essence of 1970s rock-and-roll culture in a way that is both so nostalgic and yet so fresh.
What sets this novel apart is its unique format, being the story told entirely through interviews with the band members, their friends, and their colleagues. This gives the book a sense of immediacy and most of all intimacy that is rare to find in fiction.
What I thought really made "Daisy Jones & The Six" stand out is the depth and complexity of its characters. Each member of the band feels like a fully-realized human being, with their own dreams, fears, and flaws.
It's a book that will stay with you long after you've finished reading it. Five stars, no question.

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emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book. Oh my gosh, this book.

I laughed, I cried, I screamed, I wanted to throw it in the garbage. This book just had everything I've ever wanted. This book was so intense, it was just... magical. I loved this book. It is genuinely my only personality trait right now.

Click the spoiler to see why I only rated it 4 stars!

The reason I didn't give this book 5 stars was solely because the two main characters knew how to piss me off in a way that would bring my rating down. Mostly Billy's cheating and the emotional stress he put on his wife, and overall just a lot of Daisy's decisions in general. I loved every other character in this cat though. Warren and Graham will forever have my heart. But those two MCs...

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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alissakorwek's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bookboxbabe's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Why am I crying right now?!!!!!

I can’t even begin to say how much I loved this book. I listened to the audiobook version which just gives the story so much personality and I just felt so close to the characters.

This was such an emotional rollercoaster and I had to actually calm myself down at moments while listening because I was too into it.

Taylor Jenkins Reid just absolutely killed it with this one. Now please excuse me while I sit back and cry for a few hours.

Relisten 1/16/20: yep, still crying
Relisten 6/3/20: finally got my mom to listen and now we’re both crying
Relisten 6/27/21: i’ll never not cry
Relisten 1/17/22: so i guess this is a yearly read for me and i’m crying still. i need the aurora album to actually exist, please and thank you. also, i love warren
Relisten/Tandem Read 8/5/23: i’m actually in love with warren and i ugly cried this time

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